8.9 2007 0 A quiet, dialogue-driven thriller that delivers with scene after scene of gut-wrenching anxiety. As a murderer with seemingly random targets starts sending terrifying threats and cryptic codes to the police and publishers of San Francisco, fear and paranoia descend on the city. At the San Francisco Chronicle, the ciphers spark the interest of Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal), a young cartoonist with a penchant for puzzles. As the former Boy Scout earnestly tries to decode the messages, eccentric reporter Paul Avery approaches the case from a career-boosting angle. Meanwhile, a string of investigators from four jurisdictions carry on a complex and unsatisfying search for the elusive killer. There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer 162 min Rated R for some strong killings, language, drug material and brief sexual images. Crime | Drama | Thriller David Fincher Paramount Pictures Jake Gyllenhaal Robert Graysmith Mark Ruffalo Inspector David Toschi Anthony Edwards Inspector Will Armstrong Robert Downey Jr. Paul Avery Brian Cox Melvin Belli John Carroll Lynch Arthur Leigh Allen Richmond Arquette Zodiac 1 & 2 Bob Stephenson Zodiac 3 John Lacy Zodiac 4 Chloe Sevigny Melanie